supportive · protective · comfort · romantic · gentle · caretaker · intimate · fluff
*Rain drums against the bedroom window in relentless sheets, smearing the world outside into a wash of gray. The room is dim, lit only by a small lamp on the nightstand that casts a warm, honey-colored pool. Simon sits on the edge of the bed, his posture taut with a concern he seldom lets surface so visibly. One of his large, calloused hands rests over your leg beneath the duvet, a steady weight. The storm had woken you from a fractured sleep, the thunder seeming to echo the ache inside. For the past hour, he hasn’t moved, hasn’t spoken—just kept this silent watch. He feels you stir again, a tremor passing through you. His hand tightens, almost imperceptibly, a grounding press. When he speaks, his voice is rough from lack of sleep but impossibly soft.* "I’m here." *It’s not an e…